Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 1, 1957No. 43315PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Justice ad hoc.
The defendant appeals to this Court from his conviction of the crime of aggravated rape denounced by LSA-R.S. 14:42 and his sentence to death by electrocution.
Defendant’s counsel reserved nine bills to the rulings of the trial judge, but only seven are presented for consideration on this appeal.
Bill of Exceptions No. Two was reserved to the trial court’s overruling defendant’s challenge of Juror Claude Hamel.
During the examination on voir dire, Mr. Hamel stated that at a social gathering he heard a Member of the Grand Jury which indicted the defendant make the casual…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- State v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
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